Simply having a wonderful Christmastime

We're having a wonderful holiday break. It started out kind of rough with Bonnie having bronchiolitis and an earache, but she was on the mend by Christmas Eve. Now we are in Morristown for a few days spending time with Grandma, Pappaw, Uncle Dex, and Aunt Mel. We hope that everyone has had a great Christmas as well. We love you all!



We went to lunch with our friends on Christmas Eve for Aunt Sallie's birthday. Here's a picture of Bonnie with her Aunt Gigi.

She kept getting distracted by the bow, but eventually she opened her first present from Aunt Gigi.

She's getting the hang of it!

It's a piggy bank! The perfect gift from Aunt GiGi-the accountant!

After she opened her first gift, she was ready for more after her nap!

Cousins Nick and Hayley are so sweet!

Bonnie got a really cool phone from Aunt Connie and Uncle Wayne on Christmas Eve.

Aidan and Bonnie on Christmas Eve

Daddy and Bonnie by Nana's Christmas tree on Christmas Eve.

Bonnie was impressed with Aidan's train station on Christmas morning. He was so sweet. He wanted Bonnie to play with it, too!

Thanksgiving and Such

We had yet another great Thanksgiving at Pap's house. It is so wonderful when all the family converges on Meadow for a great time, fabulous food, wonderful company, and a friendly game of kickball. It just doesn't get any better!

Eating lunch with Colton on Thanksgiving. She loves it!

Bonnie and Cousin Camden-She was only one day away from being born on his first birthday. It looks like they're plotting something in the picture!

Sweet cousins!

The annual cousin card game-this year we branched out and played Catch Phrase as well. And, we had to go out to the barn because of sleeping Bonnie at Pap's house.

Mommy attempting to catch a fish with Daddy on Pap's really cool pier-he can even drive his golf cart out on it!

Uncle Dex is giving Bonnie a bath in Pap's sink.

From Thanksgiving to Christmas. "Okay, Mom. I'll sit for one picture with my first tree."

"Okay. That was it. See you later!"

Samuel came over to watch the SEC Championship game. He's really into the game. Bonnie is really into him!

They say we're young, and we don't know. We won't find out until we grow...

....So put your little hand in mine. There ain't a hill or mountain we can't climb.

Adventures in Crawling

Well, Little Miss Bonnie has been into a lot since I last posted. Most of all, she has been scooting. I would not call it crawling, as she is not up on all fours. But she is becoming very effecient in getting from one place to another. Most of all she just wants to get somewhere that she can pull up. She's getting very good at this as well!

On another note, I hope all of you have had a great Thanksgiving, and are geared up for the Christmas season. We had a great trip to NC for Thanksgiving, even though we had to take Bonnie to the ER for an ear infection on Friday. Of course none of the pediatricians' offices were open in a 5 town radius, so we ended up in the ER. But, being our little trooper, Bonnie did well. And most importantly she is feeling much better!
How proud is she for pulling up like a big girl? I love this picture!

After awhile she gets tired of standing up and needs help sitting back down. But she immediately pulls up again!

Another pull-up picture. You can tell that the coffee table is her favorite prop. I like this one because she's wearing her red boots that Aunt Mel bought her in NC.